I usually do a quick bit of dusting on Saturdays and I always save the lampshades for last because it’s my favorite part. They collect all kinds of dust and pet fur throughout the week and vacuuming them, even with the most high-powered vacuum, just never seems to cut it. This is where the trusty lint roller, right hand man of pet owners everywhere, comes into play.
Lint rolling is pretty fun, you’ve got to admit.
Here are a couple of my lampshades before. I’ve discovered that dust is crazy difficult to take pictures of, but trust me. There’s a lot of yuck on them.
I don’t know how I came up with the idea to use a lint roller, but I’m so glad I did. Works like a charm.
See? There was dust there! It takes probably 4 or 5 sheets to do all 5 of the lampshades in my living room and dining room. This isn’t exactly the greenest solution, but that’s only because I have a whole stock pile of roller refills to go through that I bought awhile ago. If you don’t already have disposable rollers to use up, those rinse-able sticky rollers would be a great idea, or a lint brush, and also these extra sticky ones for pet fur are kind of an amazing idea.
So what do you get in the end? Perfectly dust-free lamp shades, zero frustration, and a little bit of fun too!
Hope you enjoy this one as much as I do!
Courtenay Hartford is the author of creeklinehouse.com, a blog based on her adventures renovating a 120-year-old farmhouse in rural Ontario, Canada. On her blog, Courtenay shares interior design tips based on her own farmhouse and her work as founder and stylist of the interior photography firm Art & Spaces. She also writes about her farmhouse garden, plant-based recipes, family travel, and homekeeping best practices. Courtenay is the author of the book The Cleaning Ninja and has been featured in numerous magazines including Country Sampler Farmhouse Style, Better Homes and Gardens, Parents Magazine, Real Simple, and Our Homes.